What Water Rhapsody can do for you Harvest your rainwater
Re-cycle your greywater to irrigate your garden
Re-use greywater in car washes,schools &offices
Re-use your backwashed pool water
Save on toilet flushing
Save up to 90% of your municipal water bill
17 years of experience in water conservation
3500 installations with 23 dealers in SA
Clients include Mutual,Wits,Uct  With 17 years of experience,Water Rhapsody have in excess of 25 Water Management Consultants strategically spread across South Africa.Water Rhapsody specialize in the development,management,and environmental protection of water resources. Our teams of water professionals provide cost-effective solutions to water challenges,ranging from domestic to industrial water supply.
Focusing on optimal performance,maximum productivity and reduced water footprints,our teams make positive impacts wherever they work. As experienced water management consultants,we’re eager to help you find the best solutions that meet your unique demands. We will put our broad industry knowledge and expertise to work for you employing the most cost-effective and efficient strategies. Furthermore,we design &install all our Water Management Systems,thus ensuring that you receive the necessary support and that the system is tailor made to fit your requirements. Our solutions range from the re-use of Greywater,Harvesting of Rainwater,Demand Management within a building or something as simple as minimizing the amount of water used for toilet flushing purposes. The solutions available could be installed at households,schools,office blocks,factories,warehouses and industries.  Mbombela –The Green Scorpions have descended on Mpumalanga’s Eskom power stations to inspect the electricity provider’s compliance with environmental laws.
The group of inspectors,officially known as the Environmental Management Inspectorate (EMI),started their five-day campaign at the Eskom Komati Asbestos site along the N4 Ring Road on Monday. “The main objective of the campaign is to monitor adherence to conditions stipulated in Environmental Authorisations,Environmental Management Plans and Waste Management Licenses as well as to improve the general status of compliance within the regulated community,”said EMI spokesperson,Moses Randitsheni. He said as part of the campaign,the Green Scorpions would also take appropriate enforcement actions where Eskom is found to be non-compliant. Continue reading Green Scorpions descend on Eskom Power Plants. Dam levels of the Western Cape as verified by DWAF on 17 January 2011. - Wolwedans Dam level currently at 68.5% vs 36.3% the same time last year.
- Although there has been some heavy rainfall across South Africa,Western Cape dam levels are down 7.4% vs the same week last year.
- Unfortunately there is not a single river in the Western Cape that could be dammed. Due to population growth,we are using more water yet still have the same amount of storage capacity?!
- If the trend continues,the Western Cape will have serious water shortages in the next two years.
FSC = Full Storage Capacity in million cubic meters. Figures are indicated as a percentage 86%,86.3% etc of full storage capacity. Continue reading Western Cape Dam Levels 17 Jan 2011 Pretoria –National Treasury today published a discussion paper on carbon tax for public comment across all sectors of the economy. Named “Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions:The Carbon Tax Option”,the paper follows the announcement made in 2008 –of an electricity generation levy of 2c per kWh –which would be the first explicit carbon tax to be introduced in South Africa. The paper –which the public has until 28 February 2011 to comment on –discusses the economics of climate change,as well the role of carbon taxes in reducing emissions at the least cost possible. It also compares regulatory and market-based policy measures,carbon taxes and emissions trading schemes. Continue reading Add your voice to carbon tax discussion The Water and Energy Summit currently underway in KwaZulu-Natal is bringing into sharp focus the country’s water problems and possible solutions are being tabled on how to best deal with the situation. 2010 has not been a good year for water in South Africa,with drought posing a serious challenge in provinces,including the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. South Africa is already on the list of the 30 driest countries in the world. When poverty is added to the mix,the consequences become dire. Continue reading Summit tackles SA’s water issues We are very proud to announce that we’ve recently opened another Water Rhapsody franchise to service the Overberg region. This include town like Hermanus,Gansbaai,Caledon,Onrus,Kleinmond and Gordon’s Bay. Our other franchise is situated in Somerset Wes,where we service the Greater Cape area,including Cape Town,Northern &Southern Suburbs. We primarily specialize in rainwater harvesting,which includes sales &installations of water tanks and the re-use of greywater. We are authorized dealers of JoJo water tanks,ranging from 1,000 liter up to 10,000 liter and beyond. The most common size is the 5,000l water tank. Rainwater harvesting is the only long term sustainable solution to augment your municipal water supply. Below are a few pictures to illustrate our rainwater harvesting systems. It is one of our more recent projects that was completed in Hermanus during November 2010. Continue reading Rainwater Harvesting &Water Tanks  Water Foundation,South Africa –In October 2010 I attended a Water Conference in Canada and was encourgage by the amount of water foundations that is established across the world. The One Drop foundation were also at the conference and in my view they are leading the way and are a good example of what could be achieved by following your dreams. The One Drop foundation’s vision is to ensure that every human being has access to clean drinking water.
Every eight seconds a child dies for lack of drinking water. Fresh water resources in South Africa are under threat and demand will outstrip supply completely by 2025. More recent indications suggest that Cape Town will have serious water shortages by 2013 and Gauteng will experience water outages by 2016. If we as private enterprises,companies,ecopreneurs and responsible citizens do not start to react to the indications,we could very well find ourselves in a situation that will be impossible to recover from. Continue reading Water Foundation – South Africa | WWFWater Rhapsody a WWF Green Trust award winner can save you up to 90% of our municipal water bills.” WWF Green Trust Award Against a global rainfall average of 870mm per year,South Africa receives a pitiful 450mm,making it the worlds 30th driest country. Water Rhapsody,with 15 years experience in water conservation,is number 1 in South Africa in Grey water recycling systems and Rainwater harvesting systems. |
